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OTHER RETIREMENT BENEFITS
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Compensation Related Costs, General [Text Block]

E.       Other Retirement Benefits

NU provides benefits for retirement and other benefits for certain current and past company officers of NU, including CL&P, PSNH and WMECO. These benefits are accounted for on an accrual basis and expensed over the service lives of the employees. The actuarially-determined liability for these benefits, which is included in Other Long-Term Liabilities on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets, as well as the related expense, were as follows:

            
NU  For the Years Ended December 31,
(Millions of Dollars)2012 2011 2010
Actuarially-Determined Liability$54.6 $52.8 $ 49.9
Other Retirement Benefits Expense 4.7   4.7   4.2

   For the Years Ended December 31,
   2012 2011 2010
(Millions of Dollars)CL&P PSNH WMECO CL&P PSNH WMECO CL&P PSNH WMECO
Actuarially-Determined Liability$0.4 $2.5 $0.2 $1.2 $2.5 $0.2 $ 0.4 $ 2.4 $ 0.2
Other Retirement Benefits Expense 2.6  1.0  0.5  2.6  1.0  0.5   2.3   0.9   0.4